Reliability issues and high mileage

[AyJay]

Anyone remember the 70s? You'd buy a two stroke and expect it to be utterly knackered by 15k. Even air cooled four strokes back then were 'high mileage' if they had 20k on the odo.


Isn't modern stuff wonderful?


Don't ever work out how much petrol though... oh alright, check my maths 150,000miles divided by 164 miles per tank, so that's 914 fill ups. Times 17 litres in a tank times the average fuel price of £1.10 a litre = £17103.65.


I've put 17 grands worth of fuel through those carburettors and they're still working perfectly ... quite a thought. It makes you wonder why we moan about the purchase price when the fuel alone costs that much.